senhorita

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese senhorita. Doublet of señorita.

Noun

senhorita (plural senhoritas)

A young woman in or from a Lusophone community.

See also

señorita, senorita

Anagrams

antihorse, hair stone, hairstone, hortensia

Portuguese

Etymology

Diminutive of senhora; compare Spanish señorita.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ɲoˈɾi.tɐ/ [sẽ.j̃oˈɾi.tɐ], /sĩ.ɲoˈɾi.tɐ/ [sĩ.j̃oˈɾi.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɲoˈɾi.ta/, /si.ɲoˈɾi.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ɲuˈɾi.tɐ/

Hyphenation: se‧nho‧ri‧ta

Noun

senhorita f (plural senhoritas)

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